Online Class: Advanced Trick Horse Training
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Horse trainer Angie Senter's goal is to help all students learn how to teach horses to perform professional quality tricks. Students taking this course will: 1. Gain insight and knowledge on how to train for and execute 10 advanced tricks and 2. Develop a more complete understanding of the equine entertainment industry. The instructor will also: 1. Provide a learning environment that is comfortable, non-judgmental, and informative for all students. 2. Provide prompt and courteous responses to all questions and comments. 3. Grade work in a timely manner and respond with suggestions for improvement and praise. 4. Help students through problems as they arise in training sessions. 5. Give students alternatives for training and ways to expand the possibilities of the tricks. 6. Make available all knowledge that I have on trick training horses so that students have access to training opportunities that will truly make finished and productive trick horses. 7. Provide the most up-to-date information on the trick horse industry.
 Course Description This course is designed as an advanced study of trick horse training. The material represented here builds on the beginning trick training course. During this class we will review the mechanics of trick training and then dive right into ten exciting lessons on teaching tricks. Each lesson will give you the equipment, procedures and alternatives for teaching a new trick. Learn such exciting things as teaching your horse to smile, drink from a bottle, count, bow, kneel and much much more. The final lesson in this class offers and in depth look at the equine entertainment industry. After completion of this course (and the original trick horse training course) you will be able to put on entire performances with your horse. Whether you want to break into movies, do half-time shows or just play around the barn this last lesson will give you an overview on how to get started. Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Summarize trick training mechanics and theories.
- Teach your horse to pick-up an object, pick-pocket, take off your hat.
- Identify popular techniques to teach your horse how to drink, count, cross legs, bow, and kneel, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Review of Trick Training Mechanics and TheoriesResponse timing, shaping and conditioning will be reviewed in this class as well as other mechanics and theories of trick horse training. | Lesson 2: Teaching Your Horse toThis lesson will teach you how to train a horse to "smile" on cue. | Lesson 3: Pick-up an ObjectThis lesson will describe the steps to teaching your horse to pick-up an object. This trick is the basis for other more advanced maneuvers. | Lesson 4: Pick-pocketTeaching the pick-pocket trick builds on the previous lesson of "picking-up an object. | Lesson 5: Taking Your Hat OffThis lesson will teach your horse how to take your hat on and off of your head. | Lesson 6: Wave A FlagThis lesson will help you understand how to teach a horse to wave a flag on request. | Lesson 7: DrinkingThis lesson will demonstrate how to train a horse to "drink" from a bottle. Your horse will even learn how to "guzzle" then throw the bottle in the trash. | Lesson 8: CountingTeaching the horse to count is the first trick where we will untilize the horse's legs. | Lesson 9: Crossing LegsThis lesson will teach you how to train your horse to cross his leg. This trick leads into teaching a horse to perform the "drunk walk." | Lesson 10: BowThis is a fantastic trick to end a performance on. It is also a great trick for all horses to learn as it can make mounting and dismounting easier for elderly and handicap riders. | Lesson 11: KneelingTeaching your horse to kneel builds off of the princliples learned in the previous lesson. | Lesson 12: Breaking Into the Entertainment BusinessThe final lesson will give you inside information on how to market your horse in the entertainment business, the pros and cons of animal agents, or simply how to put on a performance in your own barn. |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | Advanced Trick Horse Training | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 14373 | | Course Type | : | How To | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $69.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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